Portable screen



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PORTABLE SCREEN. (Application med Dec. 3, mm.

(No Model.)

Invent-or.

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UNITED TATES HENRY E. NEWVTON, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- HALF TO CHARLES C.'MCLEAN, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

PORTABLE SCREEN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 613,865, dated November 8, 1898, Application filed December 3, 1897- Serial No. 660,636. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HENRY E. NEWTON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles and State of California, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Portable Screens, of which the following is a specification.

My invention .relates to a new and useful improvement in portable screens, and has for its object to provide an exceedingly simple and effective device of this description which may be folded into a small compass for transportation or storage or when desired for use may be quickly adjusted, after which it may he used for a protection from flies, mosquitos, and like insects.

With these ends in view this invention consists in the details of construction and combination of elements hereinafter set forth, and then specifically designated by the claims.

In order that those skilled in the art to which this invention appertains may understand how to make and use the same, the construction and operation will now be described in detail, referring to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in

which-- Figure l is a perspective of a screen made in accordance with my improvement, the same being shown as distended ready for use; and Fig. 2, aview showing the framework folded so as to occupy a comparatively small space.

In carrying out my invention as here embodied I provide four ribs, preferably of steel Wire, having holes B formed in their outer ends, through which may be passed a tape or cord 0 for limiting the outer spread of these ends, and the upper portions of the ribs are held in their proper relativeposition by the fabric D, which is stitched or otherwise se cured thereto, and the remainder of the frame is covered by a suitable netting E, which is of such mesh as to permit free circulation ofair and yet preclude the passage of flies and like insects. I prefer that a fringe F be secured around the lower edge of the screen, so that when in use this fringe will facilitate the fitting of the screen in close proximity to the person and thereby prevent the passage of insects to the interior of the screen.

I The upper ends of the ribs are bent outward at an angle, as clearly shown, and may terminate in eyes H, to which the wires or cords I are attached, and these wires or cords may be held at their upper ends bya ring J, thus facilitating the handling of the device and also the suspending of the same from a hook or other device. In order that the frame consisting of the ribs may be held in its distended position after having been adjusted for use, I provide a ring K, which is passed around the upper end of the ribs, so that when these ends are brought together, as shown in Fig. 1, this ring "may he slid upward thereon, thus securely holding the frame in its adjustment and preventing the inward movement of the ribs, and the ribs may at this point be bowed outward, so that when the ring is passed upward it will be retained in this position until again forced downward; but of course I do not wish to be limited to this particular method of distending and holding the ribs in their active position, since other devices might be used for that purpose.

Another advantage of the bent ends of the ribs is the ease with which the frame may be distended thereby, since it is only necessary to draw upon the ring J and grasp the ends G to bring about the proper distention of the frame. The ribs may be attached together at their angles by a ring L, passing through suitable eyes, as shown.

In practice my improvement will be found of great convenience at summer resorts or for persons traveling in the country; but of course it may be used in private dwellings, and when so used will afford great comfort, since it' excludes insects from the head of the person over which it may be placed.

The device may be either suspended by the ring J, and thus protect the user, or it may be placed directly upon the person and equally serve the purpose for which it is intended. The advantages of my improvement are the exceeding simplicity, cheapness, and durability, and the fact that it may be adjusted by a person with little or no skill, and when not in use may be folded within a small space for storage or transportation.

If found desirable, the fabric cap I) may be of larger dimensions and extend downward to a greater distance upon the frame, thus serving as an awning when the device is used in the open air.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and useful is- 1. In a screen, wire ribs looped near their upper ends to produce eyes, those portions of the ribs extending beyond the eyes being bent at an angle to the body portions, a ring passed through the eyes of the ribs, a second ring surrounding said portions beyond the eyes, and a suitable covering for said frame, as and for the purpose described.

2. The herein described combination of four ribs A, having holes in their lower ends, a cord passed through said holes so as to con- HENRY E. NEWTON.

Witnesses:

H. J. STEWART, Gno. HANSEN. 

